Charley Patton's gruff vocals and maniacal guitar style set the pace for Mississippi Delta blues in the 1920s, inspiring a generation of bluesmen that included Son House, Bukka White, and Robert Johnson. Patton died prematurely of heart failure in 1934, leaving behind fewer than 70 recorded sides.

Listen to Charley Patton at Finetune.

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